Gerry Kearby
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Gerald "Gerry" Kearby is an entrepreneur
who rose to prominence during the "dot-com
" boom of the late 1990s. He has worked predominantly with music and audio-related electronics and software companies.
He was previously co-founder, CEO and President of Liquid Audio, Inc. In that position, he testified before the US Congress regarding digital music distribution. At Liquid Audio he also drove development of digital audio watermarking
technology since acquired and used by Microsoft
At its peak, Liquid Audio had a market capitalization
close to $1 billion.
Prior to Liquid Audio, Mr. Kearby was co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Integrated Media Systems, a manufacturer of computer-based professional audio equipment from June 1995 to December 1995. From January 1989 until June 1995, Mr. Kearby served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Studer Editech Corporation, a professional audio recording division of the Studer
company. Kearby created some of the earliest versions of digital audio workstation
product families working with Michael Newman (product marketer)
.
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
who rose to prominence during the "dot-com
Dot-com bubble
The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the more...
" boom of the late 1990s. He has worked predominantly with music and audio-related electronics and software companies.
He was previously co-founder, CEO and President of Liquid Audio, Inc. In that position, he testified before the US Congress regarding digital music distribution. At Liquid Audio he also drove development of digital audio watermarking
Digital watermarking
Digital watermarking is the process of embedding information into a digital signal which may be used to verify its authenticity or the identity of its owners, in the same manner as paper bearing a watermark for visible identification. In digital watermarking, the signal may be audio, pictures, or...
technology since acquired and used by Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
At its peak, Liquid Audio had a market capitalization
Market capitalization
Market capitalization is a measurement of the value of the ownership interest that shareholders hold in a business enterprise. It is equal to the share price times the number of shares outstanding of a publicly traded company...
close to $1 billion.
Prior to Liquid Audio, Mr. Kearby was co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Integrated Media Systems, a manufacturer of computer-based professional audio equipment from June 1995 to December 1995. From January 1989 until June 1995, Mr. Kearby served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Studer Editech Corporation, a professional audio recording division of the Studer
Studer
Studer is a Swiss manufacturer of professional audio equipment, founded in Zurich in 1948 by Willi Studer. It is known primarily for the design and manufacture of analog tape recorders and mixing consoles. Studer also produce other technology solutions, such as telephony management systems and...
company. Kearby created some of the earliest versions of digital audio workstation
Digital audio workstation
A digital audio workstation is an electronic system designed solely or primarily for recording, editing and playing back digital audio. DAWs were originally tape-less, microprocessor-based systems such as the Synclavier and Fairlight CMI...
product families working with Michael Newman (product marketer)
Michael Newman (product marketer)
Michael Newman is an American product development and marketing manager in the musical instrument and professional audio industries from San Diego, CA. Newman performed product management and marketing duties for some of the earliest digital audio workstation products from Digidesign, Tascam and...
.